Dangerous Music BAX EQ

The Dangerous BAX EQ is based on the classic P.J. Baxandall 1950 bass and treble filters and offers the possibility of a unique sound design.

Inspired by the classic Baxandall filter curves used in millions of hi-fi systems, the product developers at Dangerous Music have created a unique equaliser with a 21st century mastering aesthetic.

The BAX EQ's filter design loops wide and open curves and carefully cuts the essentials for recording, mixing and mastering. The result is pure emotive expression with audiophile accuracy. The Bax EQ doesn't make a radical signature that overshadows the music, but enhances what is already there.

The BAX EQ has consistently reproducible switches for identical stereo processing and 8 frequencies each, switchable in 0.5dB steps for the high and low frequencies. This wide Q factor allows the filters to intervene far into the mid-range. Coupled with a seven-position high-pass and low-pass filter, many flexible and musical interventions can be made.

The high and low pass filters are particularly suitable for removing unwanted signals outside the audio band. For example, infrasound or interfering frequencies from aeroplanes, trains and valuable dynamics. This low-frequency energy causes noise in unwanted places on compressors. Removing these energies increases the clarity and punch in the bass range at higher volumes.

One of the unique features of the Bax EQ is the minimal phase delay design, which provides a wide tonal control that does not alter the original sound character when the EQ is placed on the stereo bus. In a recording situation, a shimmer can be added to the voice without changing the tone of the microphone or amplifier. For example, boosting 74 Hz and cutting 54 Hz at the same time creates a perfect 60 Hz bump for kick drum or bass. The Bax EQ touches several octaves for simultaneous sound shaping.